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Tewkesbury (borough)

Tewkesbury Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Gill Blackwell
Leader
Cllr Robert Vines
Structure
Seats 38 councillors
Tewkesbury Borough Council Composition.svg
33 / 38
3 / 38
2 / 38
Elections
First past the post
Last election
7 May 2015
Meeting place
Council Offices, Gloucester Rd, Tewkesbury
Website
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk

Tewkesbury Borough Council is the local authority for Tewkesbury Borough. Tewkesbury Borough is located in North Gloucestershire in the South West of England region. The Council itself is based in the Council Offices in Tewkesbury proper, but the borough also comprises Ashchurch, Bishop's Cleeve, Brockworth, Churchdown and Winchcombe and a number of other settlements. It is administratively distinct from Tewkesbury Town Council, which serves the smaller parish of Tewkesbury only.

Tewkesbury Borough Council elects 38 Councillors from 22 wards. Following the May 2015 local elections, Tewkesbury Borough Council comprises 33 Conservative Councillors, 2 Liberal Democrat Councillors, and 3 Independent Councillors. The current leader of Tewkesbury Borough Council is Robert Vines and the current Borough Mayor (a ceremonial role) is Gill Blackwell.

Tewkesbury Borough Council was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal borough of Tewkesbury, along with Cheltenham Rural District and part of Gloucester Rural District.

Tewkesbury Borough Council carries out a variety of district council functions including:

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties.

A total of 38 councillors are currently members of Tewkesbury Borough Council, with councillors grouping as part of the Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, or Independents.


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